Educate & Celebrate 2018 a grand success!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our annual benefit Thursday night, Educate and Celebrate: Passport to Haiti. Held Thursday March 8th at Grand Harbor Club, it was a wonderful event with great attendance and lots of fun moments. Click here to view the TC Palm/Luminaries article. A special thank you to all of […]

Children’s Academy 6th Anniversary

On Sunday, February 25th, the Children’s Academy and Learning Center – our flagship school – celebrated its 6th anniversary. Hundreds of people – students, teachers, parents, young and old neighborhood friends, local Board and school committee members, as well as international visitors – were on hand to celebrate the school and the community’s shared accomplishments. In […]

https://www.facebook.com/100000044370574/videos/1984513211560139/   Thank you, School Coordinator, Alex Myril, for going live from yesterday’s Children’s Academy and Learning Center 6th Anniversary celebration! Since it’s is a long video, here are some key moments: 2:15 Alex’s English intro & 4-year-olds singing 7:17 SASA (Women & Children’s protection) activist, Rousseau 8:20 SASA activist, Marie Ange 10:13 Handmade paper […]

Earthquake remembrance from Haiti

 January 12, 2018 On this day 8 years ago at 4:53pm, Haiti suffered the most devastating earthquake in modern history. In mere minutes, hundreds of thousands were killed and many more were left homeless. In the end, between 220,000 and 300,000 people perished. This represents about 2-3% of Haiti’s total population. Though a natural […]

Save the Dates! Spring Events 2018

Please mark your calendar for two wonderful Haiti Partners events happening in the New Year. We hope you to see you at both! Stories of Gratitude Luncheon Friday, February 2 12:00pm – 1:00pm | $25 per person Costa d’Este Beach Resort & Spa, 3244 Ocean Dr, Vero Beach Hear stories of thanks and gratitude for the work you’ve made […]

Quality Schools Program Report – Fall 2017

In this latest Schools Program Report, there are many highlights: The Children’s Academy added another class of 30 students, bringing the total to 218 in six grades: three pre-K and first through third. 73,600 parent service hours were recorded during the 2016-17 school year. There are currently 7 Village Savings and Loan groups with 235 […]

Mindfulness at the Children’s Academy

Each day at 11am the entire Children’s Academy campus pauses for 5 minutes of silence. It’s a daily opportunity for all the kids, parents and staff to take a moment to collect and ground themselves, think, or just be silent. As this short video powerfully demonstrates, we believe that mindfulness is key to healthy human […]

“It feels like a family with a common goal” – St. Lucia Ministry of Education delegation visit to Children’s Academy

Recently we had the pleasure of receiving a small four-person delegation from the St. Lucia Ministry of Education at the Children’s Academy. In this short video, School Coordinator, Alex Myril, asks them about their impressions. We’re pleased to share that, from their perspectives as professional educators, the themes that emerged were: student independence choice in […]